At least 9 policemen killed, 13 others injured in northwest Kenya

TURKANA, Kenya, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 9 policemen were killed and 13 others seriously injured in an ambush in Samburu north in northwestern Kenya, police confirmed on Saturday.The police officers said the armed bandits ambushed the police officers who were in a lorry that was pursuing cattle which had been stolen in a raid in Samburu Baragoi."Some 9 police officers...

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Afghan Blast Kills Family Including Newborn

Afghan officials say a roadside bomb blast has killed six members of a family, including a mother and her hours-old baby.Police say the family was heading home from the hospital where the mother had given birth when their truck hit the bomb Sunday in eastern Khost province.Meanwhile, three people were killed in southern Helmand province when their vehicle detonated a bomb....

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Explosion in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan

According to local authorities in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, an explosion took place in the 4th district of southern Kandahar city on Sunday.Provincial governor spokesman Javid Faisal confirming the report said the incident took place after explosives planted in a cart went off in the area.There are no reports regarding the casualties as a result of the incident.No...

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Nov. 11., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan and coalition security force killed Taliban direct-action cell leader Zafran during a security operation in Helmand province Saturday. Zafran was believed responsible for conducting improvised explosive device and ambush-style attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. Prior to his death he was preparing future IED attacks on combined...

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Nov. 11., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed three insurgents, detained three, located a weapons cache and cleared seven improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Nov. 10. Ghazni Province Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared two IEDs in Muqer District. Khowst...

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Suicide bombers kills 20 Syria troops

By Bill Roggio - November 10, 2012 - LWJ A pair of suicide bombers killed an estimated 20 Syrian soldiers in an attack in the city of Daraa, near the Jordanian border. Today's suicide attack is the 40th of its kind in Syria in less than a year. The suicide bombers attacked a military camp in Daraa that is used by the military and...

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Afghan soldier attacks Spanish troops in Badghis

Spanish Soldiers in Afghanistan (file photo) HERAT CITY (PAN): An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier on Saturday fired on Spanish soldiers protecting the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in northwestern Badghis province, an official said.The attacker and a 12-year-old boy were wounded in return fire from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops, who...

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